2002 New Zealand Warriors Mt Albert / Carlaw Park Jersey
- Season 2002
- Category Commemorative
- On-field maker Puma
- Data confidence medium
One-off commemorative strip worn in a preseason trial vs South Sydney at Carlaw Park on 24 February 2002, honouring the 1968 Mt Albert Lions v Souths Australasian club championship match. Yellow with navy-blue hoops (Mt Albert Lions colours) and white collar - distinct from the regular black home kit.
★ One-off Mt Albert / Carlaw Park heritage commemorative match jersey.
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The 2002 season
The Warriors won the minor premiership and reached their first NRL Grand Final, losing to the Sydney Roosters. The first-grade side was coached by Daniel Anderson. Wahpedia catalogues 5 distinct 2002 Warriors designs in total, 3 of them first-grade match jerseys, all listed on the 2002 season page.
Maker and sponsor
Puma made the Warriors' on-field jerseys from 2000 to 2008, so this design belongs to the Puma era of the club's kit. The front-of-jersey sponsor in 2002 was Vodafone, the club's principal partner of the period.
Collector's notes
Alternate strips are worn for only a handful of games and made in small runs, which puts this among the scarcer 2002 designs. To check a 2002 alternate jersey, compare the neck and hem labels with the maker for that season (Puma), make sure the sponsor set matches 2002 rather than a neighbouring year, and compare stitching, collar and sponsor placement against the photo above. Replicas are usually a looser cut in a lighter fabric than player-issue jerseys, which also carry a number and, in most eras, a tighter athletic fit. Data confidence for this entry is medium and the primary source is rljerseys.com.
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